Memont, 36, spent the past seven years as an assistant with the Gamecocks under McGee Moody. The Massachusetts native doesn’t have UNCW ties, but he spent three seasons as an assistant in the Colonial Athletic Association at William & Mary before moving with Moody to the Southeastern Conference.

In the pool, Memont was a standout at Rochester Institute of Technology from 1996-to-2001. He still holds the school record in the 200-meter individual medley and doubled as an assistant coach during his final two college seasons.

“I’m looking forward to following in Dave Allen’s footsteps and building on the success he had,” Memont said in a release. “I’d like to continue our winning tradition in the CAA and have an impact on the national scene.”

Memont was primarily in charge of the distance swimmers at South Carolina where he helped guide the men’s 800-meter relay to a 15th place finish at the 2013 NCAA Championship. He was heavily involved in practice planning with the Gamecocks, according to the UNCW release. He’d been the associate head coach since July 2012.

At William & Mary, he was on staff for the 2007 CAA women’s title and served as lead recruiter. Before joining the Tribe, he spent three years as a high school technology teacher at Haverill High School in Massachusetts.

UNCW has been without a head coach since Allen officially stepped down at the end of June. The longtime coach finished his career in style with the men’s team claiming its 13th straight conference title.

“The committee conducted a very thorough search and Jason emerged as the top choice,” UNCW athletic director Jimmy Bass said. “We’re looking forward to continuing the tradition and success of the swimming program here at UNCW.”

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